The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda:
The Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
The Committee’s main business in the near future will be consideration of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2. Key dates for Stage 2 consideration are yet to be determined but will be posted in the Bill webpage and in future updates on this page.
The Climate Change Committee is expected to provide its advice on carbon budgets to the Scottish Ministers on 21 May, with regulations setting Scotland’s 5-year carbon budgets following shortly afterwards. These regulations will be referred to the Committee for consideration. After this, the draft of Scotland’s next Climate Change Plan is expected to be laid in autumn 2025. The Committee will coordinate and lead multi-committee consideration of the draft during the 120-day period for Parliamentary scrutiny, with a report to Parliament expected early in 2026.
The Committee expects to use other remaining meeting time in the coming months, before dissolution in March 2026, to scrutinise current issues relating to transport, energy, environmental protection and regulation, and the circular economy and, where possible, to continue to have annual “check-in” with autonomous public bodies with regulatory roles in these areas. There is also a possibility of Members’ Bills being referred to the Committee.
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Follow up to 29 April evidence session
16 May 2025
Letter from Network Rail Scotland on behalf of Scotland's Railway, 16 May 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Follow up to 1 April evidence session
14 May 2025
Letter from Scottish Water, 14 May 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2025
14 May 2025
Letter to Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, 14 May 2025
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Grangemouth (Project Willow), United Kingdom Subordinate Legislation, Petition
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Zero Waste Scotland
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Train and Bus Services
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Train and Bus Services
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Water Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24, Petition
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Environmental Standards Scotland (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 and Future Priorities)
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, Environmental Regulation
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (draft).
Stage 1 report on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
A report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.
A report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on an affirmative instrument relating to concessionary bus travel and on whether the instrument should be approved.
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, with the exception of matters relating to just transition; and on matters relating to land reform, natural resources and peatland, Scottish Land Commission, Crown Estate Scotland and Royal Botanic Garden within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands.
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members